In his early 20s, Pope Francis underwent surgery to remove a part of his lung affected by a severe respiratory infection.

Pope Francis has the onset of double pneumonia, the Vatican said on Tuesday, complicating treatment for the 88-year pontiff ...

Pope Francis canceled his weekend jubilee audience on Saturday as he continued to be hospitalized on Tuesday in stable ...

In 2021, he had more than a foot of his large intestine removed due to what the Vatican described as severe inflammation and ...

Pope Francis has been known for his down-to-earth leadership, support of marginalized communities and interreligious dialogue ...

There are new fears for Pope Francis’ health after the Vatican said Monday a series of tests revealed a “complex clinical ...

Pope Francis' medical condition is now stable, and his fever has broken, the Vatican said in an update on Monday.

A Trump administration official is accusing Pope Francis of hypocrisy for speaking out against mass deportations of illegal ...

Pope Francis was hospitalized for bronchitis Friday, as the Vatican canceled his appearances for the next three days, ...

Antônio Lemos, a Ph.D. candidate in Notre Dame’s theology department whose research focuses on migration ethics in Catholic ...

Technically, any baptized Roman Catholic male can be elected pope, including archbishops from the United States, like ...

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